Slater Knob Fest

[davohan123]

Imagine Magpies win the afl on Saturday and storm on Sunday probably the worst ever sporting weekend ever results wise for Australian sports fans.

On the west cost eagles and roosters bandwagon now this weekend.

 

[grassy]

I am done with this game.Its nothing more than politics now. I won’t go to another game. **** the nrl, I will hit them in the pocket where it hurts.

 

[The Wheel]

Imagine Magpies win the afl on Saturday and storm on Sunday probably the worst ever sporting weekend ever for Australian sports fans.

On the west cost eagles and roosters bandwagon now this weekend.

It’s gunner kill me but I have to support the chooks now as well

 

[Tragic Eagle]

A absolute joke. Total inconsistency!

 

[davohan123]

It’s gunner kill me but I have to support the chooks now as well

Agreed
I thought I hated easts more after 2013 but tonight has reminded me how much I hate the storm and what they stand for more.

 

[davohan123]

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

We ALL knew he’d get off!!

Its not football any more it’s stage managed theatre, for TV ratings!!

Once you know that you’ll feel better.

 

[BOZO]

Judiciary panel members Bob Lindner, Mal Cochrane and Sean Garlick
There is a former Sea eagle in there

 

[HoldenV8]

We ALL knew he’d get off!!

Its not football any more it’s stage managed theatre, for TV ratings!!

Once you know that you’ll feel better.

We all know it mate. Doesn't make us feel any better when we see the game we love going down the gurgler because the league keeps selling its soul to the will of the media.

 

[BOZO]

“It was my intention to make a ball and all tackle and get my body between the ball and the tryline,” Slater said in evidence.

“I was intending to get my body in front of Feki and wrap my arms. I practice this type of stuff at training.“I was going at top speed and he changed, he stepped of his left foot and came square on to me and put me in a vulnerable position. Feki raised his left elbow to my head level. I turned my head and when you turn you head, naturally, your body does too.

“I’ve got a nanosecond to make a decision.

“The collision was two metres before I anticipated. He initiated the contact, there was a definite change in his mindset which created an awkward body position for me.

“My head turned and my body followed. I felt contact to me left pec and jaw. I affected the tackle in the safest manner. It started when he comes off his left foot.“My right arm was wrapping around his left arm, my left arm is wrapping underneath. I turned my head to avoid contact with his elbow.

“I have a duty to get across there for my team. I was put in an awkward body position by him veering back across. I didn’t raise me level.”Lo Surdo argued Slater still committed an offence.

“What you intended to do and what you in fact did, were two very different things,” Lo Surdo asked Slater.Slater answered: “Well, yeah.”


Lo Surdo added: “Shoulder charges are illegal and no longer accepted in the game.”

Slater insisted he watched and studied the attacking styles of all opposition players, especially wingers.That, he said, allowed him to know exactly what each player would do with the ball.

“What foot they step off, what hand they carry the ball in,” Slater said. “That gives me an understanding, knowledge and advantage of what they do. I try to understand patterns in attack.”

It was because of this that Slater felt Feki would head directly toward the corner to score, as he has on eight occasions this season.

 

[Jethro]

What's the betting that Turdburg will now introduce a new rule outlawing that type tackle so that nobody else can use it as a precedence to get off any future shoulder charges.

 

[davohan123]

 

[Ranga]

I am done with this game.Its nothing more than politics now. I won’t go to another game. **** the nrl, I will hit them in the pocket where it hurts.

I completely understand where you are coming from. I am moving to Hong Kong in a month so thankfully I will naturally consume less NRL (we are no longer fans, just mere consumers of a product).

 

[davohan123]

What's the betting that Turdburg will now introduce a new rule outlawing that type tackle so that nobody else can use it as a precedence to get off any future shoulder charges.

You can see that a mile off
No one will ever benefit from this ruling

 

[Shoe1]

The refs were openly saying today that they won’t be strict on strips in the gf.

What planet is this where rules can be relaxed at will?

 

[BOZO]

Cant wait till next season wh

Why do we need ex players to adjudicate? Especially when rules like the shoulder charge were completely different when they all played. It's not like they can draw on their own playing experiences. If anything, it's the opposite effect - they are more likely to let go things that were ok in their playing days.

All i know is that the judiciary are as bad as the refs . I could not give a rats arse about the finals or the Grand final as I have not been interested to watch a game
Bring on the Sea eagles in 2019 !!!

 

[Chip and Chase]

Lol. More fool me for hanging onto a thin thread of hope that there was some integrity left in this game. Complete and utter farce. Have sent the nrl an email voicing displeasure - won’t change decision but if they get enough bscklash then they might get the message that they are alienating more and more of the fan base.

 

[Eagles2nv]

That's it. I'm done this year.

Shoulder charge rule is effectively now redundant for any try saver where there is the slightest of doubt.

Well done NRL.

You can count on one thing. You can stick this GF where it fits.

I like many, refuse to watch 2 cheats play each other.

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

A can of this stuff will getcha outta trouble

 

[redlineg]

You can see that a mile off
No one will ever benefit from this ruling

The shoulder charge is over policed I reckon. It was brought in after Hoppa nearly took someones head off and Inglis did the same to someone from St Merge. But body on body, shoulder on body, is just contact. Don't get me wrong, it hurts, but this game is not for soft socks.
I agree with the ruling that the hit should not warrant a suspension, neither should any similar hits. This is needed in our game.
However, Unfortunately, I absolutely agree with everyone else about the inconsistent bull**** refereeing we have been exposed to this year. It has been crap!